Bunk Bus for Standing Rock

The generosity of hundreds of donors and volunteers has brought the Bunk Bus to within a few days of completion.  Just two weeks ago, on October 31, we took delivery of a 20 year old school bus.  Since then dozens of vounteers have worked long hours to convert it into a rudimentary clinic.  (Very basic!  Think: MASH.)  There are 10 built-in bunks and just enough open area for a table and some chairs.  There's storage space for medical supplies.  We've installed insulation, a high-capacity propane heater and an electrical system (solar panel, generator and a huge bank of batteries).  People will have a warm, dry place to take shelter from the severe North Dakota winter.  The murals painted on the sides of the bus are the work of Native American artists: Shawn Hudson, Clay River and Jesus Hernandez.  They carry a message of support from the Northwest to the Indigenous Water Protectors of the plains who are resisting the Dakota Access Pipeline.

http://www.opb.org/news/article/portland-climate-activists-prepare-medical-bus-for-standing-rock/ 

http://www.kgw.com/news/local/portlanders-send-bus-to-standing-rock-reservation/350920528 

Only, recently, we learned of the urgent need for a shower facility at Standing Rock.  People who are injured with pepper spray need to  wash off the toxic chemical irritant quickly and thoroughly.  It wasn't possible to work a shower into the bunk bus plan.  But, we want to respond to this request.  We'll ask what the people at the Camp think will work best when we deliver the bus a few days from now.  Our initial concept calls for a stout wall tent outfitted with a space and water heaters and one or more shower stalls.  Think about taking a shower while camping on the open plain in the middle of winter!

UPDATED BUNK BUS BUDGET
 
Initial Project: the Bunk Bus         
    Bus purchase (actual)                                                          4,500
    Registration, license, title (actual)                                     422
    Insurance                                                                                        300
    Insulation, walls & floor                                                      4,600                                                                                                  
    Heating                                                                                        1,800
    Electrical                                                                                     3,500
    Mural painting                                                                             800          
    Medical supplies                                                                     1,000   
    Delivery                                                                                       1,700
    Contingency                                                                             2,000 TOTAL Initial Project                                                             20,622

Next Phase: the Shower Facility
     Tent                                                                                              1,800
      Water heater & pump                                                           800
     Generator                                                                                 1,000
     Shower "stall"                                                                              600
     Delivery                                                                                      1,600
     Contingency                                                                            1,000
 TOTAL Next phase                                                                   6,800
 
GRAND TOTAL                                                                        27,422
 
Please help us continue to support the heroic Water Protectors of Standing Rock.   Thank you.